1/26/2014

The Crime Prevention Research Center had this information on the attack occurring in a gun-free zone early yesterday afternoon.
I had one other thought on the attack. If Darion Aguilar was trying to simply kill a former girl friend and her boyfriend, I don't think that explosives would be used in addition to the shotgun. Yet, Aguilar brought explosives. This strikes me as more of an attempt to settle a personal score.
Nor is a simple attack against a girlfriend consistent with 16 shots being fired. From ABC News the day after the event:

Aside from the three dead, five other people were injured. One person, who was below the Zumiez store during the shooting, suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and others had minor injuries as they ran to escape the shooting, according to police. . . .

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I curious as to whether a case has yet arisen where a citizen chose to ignore a gun free zone and saved himself. What did the prosecutor do. Reduce charges? Prosecute to the fullest extent. What would happen if such a citizen saved the lives of others?

One simple expedient way to address this dilemma would be to have unlawful carry laws reduced to misdemeanor status. Then citizens with a justified reason to arm themselves under certain circumstances could absorb the penalty while saving their lives.